Wish I Knew . . .

#79 Damian Carnell - Founder & Consulting Exec / Executive Compensation Focus / Worthwhile work? / HK Experience

December 06, 2022 Gary Nowak Season 2 Episode 79
Wish I Knew . . .
#79 Damian Carnell - Founder & Consulting Exec / Executive Compensation Focus / Worthwhile work? / HK Experience
Show Notes

Today my guest Damian Carnell is a guy who figured it out early in his career about what he wanted to do and the impact he wanted to make. 

Career Background:

  • Executive Compensation Focus
  • Founder of CORPGRO 
  • Worked for great companies like 
    • Towers Watson for over 22 years 
    • Aon Hewitt 
    • EY Senior

Highlights

  • First job in pub and getting along with your co-workers is important
  • Being sponsored after high school by an Engineering company
  • Get the right work life balance early on
  • Getting Big 4 experience
  • Ending up in Hong Kong and "being" the Insolvency department
  • Rose Chan - Kung fu master
  • Comparing working in the UK to HK
  • Get a Magna Carta lesson HERE
  • Hitting the high powered 80's and changing career focus
  • Boutique consulting firm owned by a large law firm (Clifford chance Law Firm)
  • Getting deep into employee ownership and compensation models
  • Joining Willis Towers Watson and the world of executive compensation
  • Getting the question "How does it feel having spent the best part of your professional career doing something that doesn't work?"
  • Key to being a great consultant
  • Not knowing the answer to a question
  • Getting put on the spot during a compensation discussion
  • A multi millionaire still living with his mother
  • Integrity discussion

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!